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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

We are asking for prayer for our situation with traveling to Ethiopia to bring our daughter, Ufayse, home. We have felt we are at the final stages for several weeks now.

Friday, September 30th is a major day for us. The US Embassy has been asking for paperwork which we have submitted and the final step (we hope) is an interview with the birthmother. Once this is completed and the US Embassy is satisfied we should receive a travel date. This is very important for several reasons.

1) We have been 9 months without of daughter in our home

2) Our fingerprints expire on October 15th

3) This birthmother has now had to travel to Addis Abba twice which is a major commitment for her

Please pray this with us.

• US Embassy will be able to conduct the interview and be satisfied
• We will receive a travel date before October 15th
• Our fingerprints will not delay us any longer

We thank you in advance for your prayers.

Praying the WAITING is almost over

Monday, September 12, 2011

It is hard to believe that it has been almost a year since we got the blessed news that we had a daughter waiting for us in Ethiopia. In January of 2011 (8 months ago) we got to meet Ufayse for the first time. Then a painful 6 months of WAITING went by and on Friday, July 29 around 11am we received news that Ufayse was official ours. I can still remember Marla calling me on the phone weeping tears of joy. But on Monday, September 12 we still find ourselves WAITING.

We are WAITING now for clearance from the US Embassy to travel to Ethiopia to begin the process to bring Ufayse home. We have hope that the fantastic news that we can travel back to Ethiopia will come soon.

We have a few things that we would like to ask you to pray for:

1) That the Embassy would receive the paperwork they are requesting this week and that we would know our travel date soon.

2) That we can travel and return back home before our fingerprints expire mid-October.

3) God would prepare our and Ufayse's hearts and spirits for this transition.

So we wait and pray and hoping only in God to move the mountains still before us. Thank you for your prayers.

Deo Duce (God is our leader),

Mark, Marla, Kylee, Marcus and Ufayse